My master gave me a death mission: to go down the mountain and retrieve his granddaughter.

"Brother Qian, congratulations! The price of this second 'Stone King' has more than doubled. Your 350 million yuan was well spent. If I had more funds, I definitely wouldn't have let you have it."

Su Muchen's words were true. The second "Stone King" was the most valuable raw stone at the auction. However, the auction price was too high. With Liu Ziyan's funds, she was not qualified to participate in the bidding. Otherwise, Su Muchen would not have given it to Qian Yutang.

"Hahaha... Brother Su, I really have to thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have missed out on this second 'Stone King.' I won't say much more in thanks. If you ever need my help in the future, just ask. If I say 'no,' then I'm a stepmother's son."

Qian Yutang was overjoyed to have won the second "Stone King" auction. Of course, he did not forget that the biggest contributor to this success was Su Muchen.

Qian Yutang felt that Su Muchen was his lucky star. Not only did he help him purchase so many high-quality jadeite rough stones, but now he also helped him acquire this genuine "King of Stones". Qian Yutang was sincerely grateful to Su Muchen.

"Hey, Mr. Qian, what's going on? You're giving up on bidding for the number one 'Stone King'? Well, with the amount of money you've prepared, you can only participate in the bidding for the number two 'Stone King.' Forget about getting your hands on the number one 'Stone King.'"

Boss Chen felt he was invincible again. When he saw Qian Yutang bid for the second "Stone King", he couldn't sit still and started gloating over Qian Yutang's misfortune.

"Who's farting? It stinks so badly! Oh, it's Boss Chen! Did you eat shit? Your mouth smells awful!"

Hearing Boss Chen's sarcasm, Qian Yutang naturally wouldn't hold back and retorted, but his words were a bit harsh and made everyone laugh.

This Boss Chen is really asking for trouble. He suffered many setbacks at the hands of Su Muchen and Qian Yutang before, but he hasn't learned his lesson. Now he's jumping out again. Isn't he just asking for trouble?

"Hmph, you surnamed Qian, don't be disgusting. You spent over 300 million to bid for this second 'Stone King,' and now your funds should be less than 500 million. I have more than half of your funds. You are no longer qualified to be my opponent for the next 'Stone King,' hahaha..."

"Brother Su, do you think this guy surnamed Chen is suffering from delusions? He acts like this 'Stone King' is already his for the taking."

"Brother Qian, that's where you're wrong. Boss Chen is right. Your funds aren't enough to participate in the bidding for the number one 'Stone King,' so Boss Chen has no competitors. That number one 'Stone King' is practically his for the taking."

"That's true, Mr. Chen. Congratulations in advance on winning the 'King of Stones'. I don't have enough funds, so I won't compete with you."

Watching Qian Yutang and Su Muchen chatting away, Boss Chen felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. In the end, he stopped paying attention to them and focused on preparing for the upcoming auction.

"Hmph, does this guy surnamed Chen really think that without Boss Qian as a competitor, the number one 'Stone King' is his? He's completely ignoring us bidders."

"Who can argue with that? We've prepared a large amount of funds specifically for this 'King of Stones.' If he wants to bid for the next 'King of Stones,' he'll have to ask us first."

"That's right, it's still too early to tell who will win!"

Qian Yutang deliberately raised his voice when he spoke to Boss Chen, making sure everyone present could hear him clearly, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of many people.

The crowd wasn't dissatisfied with Qian Yutang; on the contrary, they were happy about his withdrawal. However, they all looked at Boss Chen with disgust. Many of them had come for the number one "Stone King," and Boss Chen actually considered it his for the taking, which naturally aroused public indignation.

At this moment, the Guangdong boss who had switched seats with Qian Yutang earlier walked over to Qian Yutang, came directly behind him, and whispered a few words in his ear. It was unclear what the two were plotting.

Although the two spoke very softly, Su Muchen heard every single word.

The Guangdong businessman came to Qian Yutang wanting to collaborate, pooling their funds to jointly bid for this "King of Stones".

How could Qian Yutang possibly agree to this? This "Stone King" was a trap, and he naturally wouldn't participate in the bidding. However, he couldn't say this to the Guangdong boss.

Seeing that Qian Yutang was not interested in this "King of Stones", the Guangdong boss gritted his teeth and let Qian Yutang support him with his funds, and the 10% profit that Qian Yutang had promised to exchange positions with him was voided.

Qian Yutang knew he couldn't reason with the Guangdong boss, so he had no choice but to lend him the remaining funds. However, Qian Yutang wasn't worried. Even if he lent the money to the Guangdong boss, with the man surnamed Chen around, the Guangdong boss wouldn't be able to bid for the number one "Stone King".

And you won't lose your own money, and you'll get back that 10% profit, so why not?

"Brother Qian, what's making you so happy? Did a boss from Guangdong send you money?"

After the Guangdong boss left, Su Muchen saw the unstoppable smile on Qian Yutang's face and couldn't help but tease him.

"Hehe! Brother Su, do you know why that boss from Guangdong province contacted me? He wanted to cooperate with me to bid for this 'King of Stones,' but of course I wasn't interested, so..."

Qian Yutang recounted his conversation with the Guangdong boss to Su Muchen, which greatly annoyed Su Muchen. He already knew all of this; he should have kept quiet.

"Brother Qian, you're so shrewd! Knowing full well that the Guangdong businessman couldn't afford this 'King of Stones,' you deliberately lent him money. In the end, not only did you not need the money, but you also saved that layer of profit. Brilliant, truly brilliant!"

"Hahaha... Brother Su, don't make fun of me. This is all thanks to Boss Chen. If he had given up on this 'Stone King,' it's hard to say whether I would have gotten my money back."

"Brother Qian, don't worry, that guy surnamed Chen won't give up. No matter how high the price, he'll keep going."

"Brother Su, you're absolutely right. I can practically picture it now: after that guy surnamed Chen bids for the 'King of Stones,' cuts it open, and finds it's just a rock, he'll look like he's half-dead, hahaha..."

Not only Su Muchen was certain of this, but Qian Yutang also firmly believed it. This Boss Chen was after the No. 1 "Stone King" and wanted to use it as a springboard to surpass Qian Yutang. He had not only prepared a large amount of funds, but he was also determined to obtain this No. 1 "Stone King".

"Please be quiet, everyone. We've now reached the final segment of our auction, our grand finale: please welcome our number one 'King of Stones'..."

As the beautiful auctioneer finished speaking, the staff used a trolley to push the No. 1 "Stone King," covered with a red cloth, to the front of the auction table.

Apart from Su Muchen and his group, everyone present showed excitement on their faces.

"Now, please welcome the vice president of our Jade Association to unveil the No. 1 'Stone King'."

Amid applause, Mr. Liang stepped forward and unveiled the red cloth covering the No. 1 "Stone King," and also launched a speech on the spot.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the auction is drawing to a close. This is our grand finale, provided by our Jade Association. This 'King of Stones' is nearly ten years old, and now it's finally going to reveal its true form. I wonder who the lucky winner will be. I'm sure everyone is quite eager to see it. Without further ado, the starting price for this 'King of Stones' is 500 million, and each bid must be at least 10 million. Please bid with enthusiasm!"

No sooner had Mr. Liang finished speaking than bidding began in the room before he could return to his seat.

"Five hundred and ten million..."

"Five hundred and thirty million..."